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Anti-Jewish Boycott Begins: Prof. Einstein to Renouce His Prussian Citizenship
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- Hitler Quoted As Saying Violence Must Be Prevented But Jew Must Understand That Any Jewish Campaign Against Germany Will React Most Sharply Upon Jewish People In Germany
- Publication Date
- Thursday, March 30, 1933
- Historical Event
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Albert Einstein Quits Germany, Renounces Citizenship
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- BERLIN, March 29. (AP)—As direct-action repressive measures by Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Nazis got under way against Jews in many parts of Germany today as a prelude to the nation-wide anti-Jewish boycott which begins Saturday, it was learned that Prof. Albert Einstein has taken steps to renounce his Prussian citizenship.
Prof. Einstein, a Jew, became a citizen in 1914 when he accepted a position with the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Upon landing at Brussels after his recent trip to the United States, he wrote to the German consulate there for information about the steps necessary to end his citizenship. he pointed out that he formerly was Swiss.
The anti-Jewish boycott, the deadline for which was set by Nazi party authorities at 10:00 a. m. Saturday, already was begun in many sections of the Reich. There were numerous reports of the picketing of Jewish stores and other repressive measures, but Berlin heard of no serious clashes.
Chancellor Hitlers was quoted by the Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung as having declared at today's cabinet meeting that it was necessary to take measures against the "atrocity campaign" as otherwise popular indignation might take undesirable forms.
The newspaper quoted the chancellor as saying that the situation now is under control and that violence by individuals must be prevented under all circumstances, but Jews must understand that any Jewish campaign against Germany would react most sharply upon Jews in Germany.
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Learn More about this Historical Event: Albert Einstein Quits Germany, Renounces Citizenship
- Nazi Terror Begins
- Boycott of Jewish Businesses
- German Jewish Refugees, 1933-1939
- Einstein Archives Online (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
- Einstein Papers Project (The California Institute of Technology)
- The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (Princeton University Press)
Bibliography
Friedländer, Saul. Nazi Germany and the Jews. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
Isaacson, Walter. Einstein: His Life and Universe. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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